About Today

“Do not try to live forever, you will not succeed.” George Bernard Shaw


About Today


They say ‘seventy-two’

Is the optimum room temperature

Today, I reached that ideal peak


I am not feeling older or any bolder

But my bones are weaker and colder

And heavy headstones have scored my shoulders


One day, time will have the final say

And while my eyes hear sound

I shall continue to write about today







Ivor Steven (c) July 2023

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

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      3. My husband’s father died at 45, his father at 54 – my husband never expected to live beyond, but he has. Sometimes those measuring sticks are deterrents.

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    1. That’s a lot of hugs … a reasonably quiet one today … coffee and cake at Box Office Cafe ☕️🍰 … the birthday party with my siblings will happening next week … 🤗🌏😍🎶💕

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    1. Thank you Paul … steady as she goes … although this old guy has no hope of keeping up on my blog site … my huge number of followers/readers (for me) is overwhelming 🤗🌏 …

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